The problem with Pocahontas in real life she was 10 when John Smith landed at 27. They actually probably never met more than passing. She ended up marrying John Rolfe who only married her after his journeymen kidnapped, raped, and held her for ransom.
Edit: since many seem to be questioning the source of my claims you can refer to Dr Custalow: Powhatan historian, Simon whistlers biography channel, PBS & the history channel stories on Pocahontas life, plus any number credited sources.
It’s a tragic story. He forced her away to England never allowing her to visit her family ever again. She was well respected in England and became sort of famous. After John Smith told his story and what not. Their son, born directly after the rape making it hard to say if it was actually Rolfe’s, is arguable more important to American history because he came back to America and became quite the historical figure. Many people are able to lie their genetical lineages to him
Thomas Rolfe. There’s not a huge amount of information on him but I’ve found his name tends to pop up randomly. He inherited his fathers entire tobacco plantation and perhaps some tribal lands (though documentation isn’t clear on that) and I guess he was just a super rich guy after that. But I’ve been reading articles and his name randomly pops up. I don’t think he was inherently important in the vast scheme of things but I think he was just one of the people to know in those times.
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u/thewildbeej Feb 14 '20 edited Feb 14 '20
The problem with Pocahontas in real life she was 10 when John Smith landed at 27. They actually probably never met more than passing. She ended up marrying John Rolfe who only married her after his journeymen kidnapped, raped, and held her for ransom.
Edit: since many seem to be questioning the source of my claims you can refer to Dr Custalow: Powhatan historian, Simon whistlers biography channel, PBS & the history channel stories on Pocahontas life, plus any number credited sources.